Brake-beam.



C; H. WLLAMS, JR!

BRAKE BEAM.

APPLIOAToN FILED JUNE 28, 1999.

To all whom t @my concern:

Be it known mt l, CHARLES H. @he LIAMS, Jr., e' citizen of the United Statese siding at Chicago, illinois, have invented e eerein new and useful imgrovemen in iiake-Beams, of whieh 'the @Howling is a uii, den?, end exact description, such es wiii enable Other-:s skilled in the m't to which ii appereins te make and use die Same,

vga lemmi-ng peit of ahis Speciiceitien,

Figufe is pian view ef myimpoved bleke Fig. 2 a izio-iied ferm lo Cezmeeien beween HL ihresL bicek @sie iensien member. 8 e @Tels sectional1 View ehi-01aof the thrust is meuzief..

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coaches, seei in@ lne Gbject ef my peeen; me'teirly increase ehe sizes of he compreseen mi eiisien membes x-f-Jiheut increasing ehe size. ehe Sleeve, whefeb the weke .ieas new in use can be empoye en my i1 fev-2 22mm. in 1this manner 7i am en- @e e very s-iong bleke been thee is, weide wel i Un impuseximin Mzum s i iieavief tienne ei? ,ompesszc-ii 'eusiou members tizeugh ehe" i'estrieied sl :we allowed, and eensequ" A, iin-e been impossibie i@ Supply the :34 Hm: strenge? or 'more rigid bree beams ,'e he iimiation of i .o' ih head emi sleeve 'ein brake beam censiiu" 101i. it is possi according Lo my invention "Le meieaee the size ei the short ensimi'red, Wiiiou iaeir- CII CTI

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reiner-,nee had .to the accompanying L inventlen is to l shew minimum defee" emceee, 'fine-mme, -mme "ee emeaeeeieemve e nemesis., e. @mammelle-mir.

e ifiiiis er mee l ee keine gleevifle with ggezeien la fo justei'e breite hee-d, provided 'Wih e membei, and aie@ j? whieh is uee is bent into mineme ei ae e'esion Bied. tensions ib and he eafijieeen end of eine tei sien 'od may be righi.; mei eft 1%; zheede, ae shewn .in l, to cefpela with e mime @me 5, wheeby when s, i mit is turned, 'the eed is in 'eension emi e eambe is piaceri in he @impression memee.

fi swve nue 5E ee used, es shown in Fig. f2 eemiee the @mi of he temmen eed deze:

L A ,amiga eo-npising e @wei-plee` Sion me aber, e. se tension member, and e thusl 'Meek 'nei/ing im extension in. aime. nent with the adjacent emi of the tensien member.

2. A bleke comprising a eompeesien member, agensieii member, anni e. *thrust i in Whisk the compression member efi, see Mock having en inwardly ext .eing prejeetion te which the emision member is cei'ieeced.

3. A ineke beam Comprising thrust blocks er :sleeves of standaid eize, and eempiee sien and tension members, seidL eision mem# being macie up in peri, b integmi @le eeiezze amending frein sai thrust becks.

ree, eine beam muet,

Li. eef/:bienal tension ,member for brake seat for the compression member and a part beams comprising e, middle `end two end seeions, the end seebions which are orovided with 'seats for the compression mem er.

5. A sectional tension member for brake beams, the end sections of which constitute thrust blocks or' sleeves to eoperste with the compression member.

6. A sectional tension member for brake beams comprising two end sections and a middle section, said end sections affording means for the broke heads and seats for the compression member.

3. A sectional tension member for brake beams combined with plural ineens for verythe length hereo".

8. A. shori1 tension member for broke beams, combined with end sections adjustsbie with .respect thereto.

9.1i short tension member for brake beams, combined with end sections, oonstitoting thrust blocks or sleeves, and meiins for adjusting said parts relative to each other.

10. A thrust biock for brake beams, cons'citnting mount for the brake head, e

of 'the tension member.

l1. .A thrust bloei; for brake beams, constituting a seat for the compression mehr `ber and a, part of the tension member.

12. A thrust block for brake beams, comprising a body portion providing s mount for the brake lead and a seat for the con pression member, said body portion having en inward extension in iine with the reir sion member.

13. A thrust bloei; for brake beams, eomprising e body portion providing e mount for the bridge head and Vai seat for the compression member, said body portion having en inward exeension in line with the teosion v member, which inward extension is threaded.

In *eestimony whereof I hereunto adir; my signature in the presence of two Witnesses,

this 19th dey of June, 1909.

CHARLES H. WLLMS, JR.

Witnesses:

E. B. LEIGH, CHARLES KURTZ. 

